Yesterday TSMC held a beam-lifting ceremony for its new 3nm production line in Taiwan. The company’s chairman attended the event and had a lot to say about what the company’s newest process will mean for its bottom line, and for the industry as a whole. TSMC chairman Dr. Mark Liu delivered remarks at the ceremony,
Read MoreSamsung Display’s 77-inch QD-OLED TV panel. | Image: Samsung Display Although Samsung is yet to officially reveal its lineup of QD-OLED TVs for the year, its display division has just teased a couple of key specs: a maximum peak brightness of 2,000 nits, and an increase in power efficiency of up to 25 percent. 2,000
Read MoreSean Hollister / The Verge: Replying to the FTC’s lawsuit, Microsoft bizarrely claims not to know when Call of Duty was first released or have details on Activision’s budget and resources — But now that gamers and regulators are worrying Microsoft might keep Call of Duty from appearing on Sony’s PlayStation …
Read MoreMatthew Boyle / Bloomberg: Memo: Shopify cancels all recurring meetings with over two people “in perpetuity” and encourages staff to decline invitations, leave big group chats, and more — Shopify Inc. spent last year cutting costs. Now, it’s cutting meetings. — As employees return from holiday break …
Read MoreSprig Shower Infusion System. | Image: Kohler Ever wish you could bring the spa home with you? Well, now you kind of can. Kohler announced a new aromatherapy shower infusion system at CES 2023 that will add a spa-like experience to your daily showers — just get ready to add shower pods to your shopping
Read MoreBuilding a distributed database is complicated and needs to consider many factors. Previously, I discussed two important techniques, sharding and partitioning, for gaining greater throughput and performance from databases. In this post, I will discuss another important technique, deduplication, that can be used to replace transactions for eventually consistent use cases with defined primary keys.
Read MoreWith software playing such a critical role in the age of digital business, it is not surprising that the demand for software developers is huge and growing. Organizations in virtually every industry are looking for talented people who know how to build and maintain software. If you have been coding for a while, you might
Read MoreHere’s a topic we don’t discuss as much as we should: public cloud repatriation. Many regard repatriating data and applications back to enterprise data centers from a public cloud provider as an admission that someone made a big mistake moving the workloads to the cloud in the first place. I don’t automatically consider this a
Read MoreGood morning, and welcome to Tuesday’s Daily Authority! We’re back, and Happy New Year to you all! I feel like I’m still recovering from all the food and drink consumed over the holidays, and I’m sure I’m not alone. Without further ado, let’s dive straight into today’s top tech news, including a couple of Samsung
Read MoreA future Apple Pencil could be able to detect the color and texture of a surface according to a new patent.
Read MoreBelle Lin / Wall Street Journal: Southwest Airlines’ recent meltdown exposed an over-reliance on aging crew-assignment software SkySolver, forcing the company to return to manual scheduling — The airline industry is long overdue for a tech overhaul that takes full advantage of the cloud and data integration, analysts say
Read MorePocket Card Jockey: Ride On! is just one of the many new games coming to Apple Arcade in January.
Read MoreEver wished that your MacBook had more ports and a slightly bigger screen? This HP monitor and dock bundle deal gives you more display and ports than you can shake a stick at.
Read MoreThe left side of the Flex Hybrid folds, the right side slides. | Image: Samsung Display Samsung Display’s Flex Hybrid is a new prototype device with a display that’s both foldable and slidable. The left side of the concept “smart mobile device” can be unfolded to reveal the display, while the right side can then
Read MoreCredit: How To I Solve/Steve Hemmerstoffer The Google Pixel Fold will apparently be mass-produced from Q3 2023. This means the device might not be released in the first half of the year. We’ve heard rumors regarding the Google Pixel Fold for a couple of years now, but we got our first renders from a trusted
Read MoreDebby Wu / Bloomberg: Chinese media: Foxconn says its Zhengzhou plant is operating with ~200,000 workers, or ~90% capacity, back to around reported normal levels, after disruptions — Foxconn Technology Group has brought the world’s largest iPhone plant to about 90% of anticipated peak capacity …
Read MorePhoto by Alex Wong/Getty Images The world’s biggest tech show is here once again, which means there are gadgets in the air. Continue reading…
Read MoreClive Thompson / MIT Technology Review: A profile of blockchain auditing service CertiK, which inspects smart contracts to help clients like Yuga Labs avoid critical bugs that can lead to lost crypto — Programming errors on the blockchain can mean $100 million lost in the blink of an eye. Ronghui Gu and his company CertiK
Read MoreApple TV Plus has had quite the year, with some huge arrivals and even more yet to come.
Read MoreCredit: Samsung Display Samsung Display has announced a new slidable and foldable display for laptops. It will be shown off at CES 2023. Samsung Display will show off its latest concept for a hybrid display at CES 2023. Aptly called the Flex Hybrid, the display can slide and fold simultaneously. Samsung says it’s a prototype
Read MoreDespite the oldest solid state audio circuitry now qualifying for a pension and a bus pass where this is being written, the thermionic tube retains a foothold in the world of audio — cherished by enthusiasts for the warm sound it is claimed to impart. For the electronics enthusiast a tube audio amplifier makes for
Read MoreChristopher Grimes / Financial Times: United Talent Agency CEO Jeremy Zimmer argues the creative talent behind shows on Netflix’s ad-supported tier should earn more money if their shows are popular — United Talent Agency chief Jeremy Zimmer says ad-supported service ‘changes the game’ for creators
Read MoreThis image shows the pricier 4K InZone M9, but its design is virtually identical to the M3. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The more affordable, lower-spec companion to Sony’s $899 InZone M9 gaming monitor has arrived. The InZone M3 is launching for $529 and is available now, with an identical 27-inch
Read MoreCredit: 91Mobiles/OnLeaks Samsung Galaxy A54 specs have purportedly leaked online. The specs point to a new processor but familiar features elsewhere. The Samsung Galaxy A5x series is one of the most popular mid-range phone families around, offering big batteries, water resistance, and high quality screens. We’ve already seen leaked Galaxy A54 renders emerge in November
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Fitbit Premium is currently on sale with discounts of up to 60%. The annual subscription is down from $79.99 to $31.99, while the monthly plan goes down from $9.99 to $3.99. The offer is only available for new Fitbit Premium subscribers. Fitbit currently offers its premium subscription plans for
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